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CityCouncil | 2011-06-07 | 6 | Waring, Alameda; James Lester, Alameda; Len Grzanka, Alameda (submitted comments); Peter Aschwanden, Alameda; Patty Rose, Alameda; Rosemary McNally, Alameda (submitted comments); Adam Gillitt, Alameda; Daniel Lisker; Joyce Carroll, Alameda; David Howard, Alameda; Robert Todd, Alameda; Jon Spangler, Alameda; Michael John Torrey, Alameda; Helen Jefferson, Alameda; Alexander Stevens, Alameda; Gregg deHaan, Alameda; Carol Gottstein, Alameda; Nancy Hird, Alameda Citizen's Task Force; Joanne Harnett, Alameda; Dawna Dowdell, Alameda; Harriett Petroelje, Alameda; Alan Pryor, Alameda; Brian Berg, Alameda; Trish Spencer, Alameda; and Warren Brunetti, Alameda. Vice Mayor Bonta left the dais at 8:55 p.m. and returned at 8:56 p.m. Councilmember Tam left the dais at 8:58 p.m. and returned at 9:00 p.m. Vice Mayor Bonta stated the incident is very emotional and tragic; that his heart goes out to Mr. Zach and his family; Council has taken and will continue to take steps to address the incident, not the least of which is the Interim Fire Chief's swift and decisive action in immediately changing the water rescue policy; in addition, Council will be initiating a very thorough, independent review of exactly what happened and why and, while in the process, get to the root cause of the incident; we can do better, must do better, and will do better; Alameda has always been a very safe community with dedicated, committed, and hard working public safety employees; Police Officers and Firefighters have served the community very well for many years and will continue to serve the community for many years to come; the City's Police and Fire Departments remain critical and highly valued components of the City and community services. Councilmember deHaan stated that he has a very heavy heart regarding the matter; the past week has been a very trying experience for him and his family; that he personally takes responsibility for oversight of community welfare; he feels that the Council's commitment has not been fulfilled at this point; he is not comfortable that a resolution will be made quickly; an external review is needed; the community and Police and Fire Departments need to consider having a stand down, which involves reviewing all procedures; that he recommends reviewing all procedures and processes as soon as possible and moving forward in a good manner to bring the matter to a conclusion. Councilmember Tam expressed her sympathy; stated her heart goes out to the family of Mr. Zach, the community, and public safety personnel who felt that they were handcuffed in doing their job; accurate information needs to be provided; too many people are second guessing the snippets of hearsay and information; that she has had the chance to review part of the 911 records which do not seem to be consistent with comments made this evening; that she is glad the Acting City Manager will ensure that everything is made public and documents are not hidden; that she does not think the unjust accusations are warranted; Council will be looking at the incident with an independent eye and independent review of all protocols and directives to understand the root cause; Council needs to ensure that all information is readily available. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 6 June 7, 2011 | CityCouncil/2011-06-07.pdf |